"Sound Along w/ t he Bounding Ball(s)" is my 31st movie & one of my worst ones.  Nonetheless, it has redeeming qualities.  I like that its main subject is a player piano.  I like that it was the 1st film where I used a hole-punch to punch out circles of film wch were then re-placed.  I like that it's audience participatory.  I like some of the superimpositions.  I like that it was my 1st film in English AND French.  I like that it was designed to be both front AND rear screen projected.  After screening it while touring in 1986, I mostly 'retired' the film until almost 21 yrs later in 2007 when I brought it out in honor of being able to play w/ visiting veteran improviser LaDonna Smith @ Jefferson Presents in Pittsburgh.  The version presented here combines 2 live soundtracks from my "6 Finger Crossed Country T.Ore/Tour" in 1986 w/ the 'studio' vocals I added later PLUS the Smith gig.  There are 2 prints of this film: one in negative in a library collection & my own print, slightly better edited, in positive.  For this version I intercut a video transfer of the negative version w/ the JP projection version of the positive one.  LaDonna (well.. mostly her hat) can be glimpsed on the left & Steve & Greg can be briefly glimpsed on the right when Gordon's camerawork pans to them (& when I adjust the brightness & contrast & otherwise key them in).  The 16mm camerwork on the original film was done by Steve Estes. - December 24, 2009 notes from tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE  

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